EP2283382A4 - High sensitivity frequency modulated radar level gauge system - Google Patents

High sensitivity frequency modulated radar level gauge system

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Publication number: EP2283382A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: high sensitivity; level gauge; frequency modulated; radar level; gauge system
Prior art date: 2008-06-03
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Application number

EP09758624A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP2283382B1 (en

EP2283382A1 (en

Inventor

Anders Jirskog

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Rosemount Tank Radar AB

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Rosemount Tank Radar AB

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2008-06-03

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2009-06-03

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2012-03-21

2009-06-03 Application filed by Rosemount Tank Radar AB filed Critical Rosemount Tank Radar AB

2011-02-16 Publication of EP2283382A1 publication Critical patent/EP2283382A1/en

2012-03-21 Publication of EP2283382A4 publication Critical patent/EP2283382A4/en

2018-11-14 Application granted granted Critical

2018-11-14 Publication of EP2283382B1 publication Critical patent/EP2283382B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2029-06-03 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
- G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
- G01F23/284—Electromagnetic waves
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
- G01S13/02—Systems using reflection of radio waves, e.g. primary radar systems; Analogous systems
- G01S13/06—Systems determining position data of a target
- G01S13/08—Systems for measuring distance only
- G01S13/32—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated
- G01S13/34—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
- G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
- G01S7/03—Details of HF subsystems specially adapted therefor, e.g. common to transmitter and receiver
- G01S7/038—Feedthrough nulling circuits

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)

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Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US12/132,114 US7924217B2 (en)	2008-06-03	2008-06-03	High sensitivity frequency modulated radar level gauge system
PCT/SE2009/050648 WO2009148397A1 (en)	2008-06-03	2009-06-03	High sensitivity frequency modulated radar level gauge system

Publications (3)

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EP2283382A1 EP2283382A1 (en)	2011-02-16
EP2283382A4 true EP2283382A4 (en)	2012-03-21
EP2283382B1 EP2283382B1 (en)	2018-11-14

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US (1)	US7924217B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP2283382B1 (en)
CN (2)	CN102047141A (en)
WO (1)	WO2009148397A1 (en)

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